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Old 5th March 2007, 10:15   #51
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We could have a dual-set up in that - as you suggest - allowing the airbox to take air from under the bonnet during winter would be a good preventative measure and then during the summer months allowing a better cold-air feed into the filter box simply by moving some piping around in the engine bay. You could, perhaps, set up a switchable pipe using some sort of valve thingy.
Didn't this used to be normal on a lot of cars (BMC inline A-Series - A35, minor, A40 etc), you just had to turn the air filter "spout" thingy through 90 degs ish so it pointed to the grille in summer, and to the engine in winter?

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Old 5th March 2007, 12:55   #52
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Come on, Simon, fit an induction kit! I got the £89 Pipe-X one to fit mine and now I have more problem wetting myself in the car listening to it!
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Old 5th March 2007, 16:30   #53
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Didn't this used to be normal on a lot of cars (BMC inline A-Series - A35, minor, A40 etc), you just had to turn the air filter "spout" thingy through 90 degs ish so it pointed to the grille in summer, and to the engine in winter?

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Ah! I remember them well on my old A40, well I was told about them...
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Old 5th March 2007, 17:00   #54
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Come on, Simon, fit an induction kit! I got the £89 Pipe-X one to fit mine and now I have more problem wetting myself in the car listening to it!
That did make me chuckle
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Old 5th March 2007, 23:03   #55
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Come on, Simon, fit an induction kit! I got the £89 Pipe-X one to fit mine and now I have more problem wetting myself in the car listening to it!
It's very tempting yes...

I do like the ITG filters though, trouble is the Maxoxygen range is a tad on the expensive side... I wonder if I could just fit one there filters onto some regular ducting...
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